"Joel the Lump of Coal," The Killers (RCA)

The Killers keep their annual string of Christmas singles going, once again with proceeds benefitting the AIDS charity (RED). This year's entry recruits Jimmy Kimmel as a guest, generating a late-night viral video about the making of the single in the process, including Kimmel's comedic input into the writing of the song. As for the song, it's a sentimental fairy tale about what happens when Santa sends a bad kid a lump of coal, set to a typically Killers dramatic rock soundscape. Not my favorite of the Killers' holiday efforts, but it's of a piece with all the others. Only on iTunes for the time being, here's the "making of" video.

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